Practical Approaches to Clinical Addiction Care

Practical Approaches to Clinical Addiction Care - Behavioral Addictions Bundle

About This Series

AAAP is excited to introduce a comprehensive educational series, Practical Approaches to Clinical Addiction Care – Behavioral Addictions. Learn how to recognize, assess, and treat common behavioral addictions including gambling, gaming, social media, and compulsive sexual behaviors.

Each module within this six-part series complements the others, providing practical strategies for evaluating patient-specific risks and developing tailored treatment approaches.

By the end of this series, learners will be able to:

Analyze clinical, social, and environmental factors to develop patient-centered, interdisciplinary care plans that improve functional and behavioral outcomes for patients with behavioral addictions.
Evaluate patient-specific risks and comorbidities to individualize treatment strategies for diverse and high-risk populations.
Apply evidence-based guidelines to select, adapt, and implement interventions across clinical settings for patients with behavioral addictions.

Courses In This Series

Review the series details below. You may purchase any of these courses individually, or purchase the entire series and get a 10% discount.

Course	About	Availability
Podcast	Learn the basics of behavioral addictions from Dr. Fong and Dr. Fischer – presentation, screening, diagnosis, and treatment options. FREE	Available now - register for the bundle, or access here.
Webinar	Get into the nuances of behavioral addictions with Dr. Fischer and Dr. Colon-Rivera. Understand considerations for special populations and barriers to treatment, and explore real-world cases. $75 members / $100 non-members 1.0 CME	Live webinar: October 21, 2026 On-demand: Available October 30, 2026
Expert Panel	Deep-dive into complex cases and real-world strategies used across practice settings with Dr. Fong, Dr. Fischer, and Dr. Colon-Rivera. Explore how to tailor interventions, manage comorbid conditions, and treat complex patients. $75 members / $100 non-members 1.0 CME	Live event: November 18, 2026 On-demand: Available November 30, 2026
Online Cases	These 15 online, asynchronous cases are designed for you to complete at your own pace, and to allow for deep exploration and application of key concepts. Moving from basic to complex, learners will cement the practical strategies, tips, and guidance for working with patients with behavioral addictions and gain insight into applying these concepts into their own practices. $55 members / $75 non-members 1.5 CME	Available: December 21, 2026. Pre-register.
Clinical Roundtable	Focused on cases and questions submitted from learners, our faculty will explore and provide their expert opinions on how to apply practical strategies to YOUR burning questions and complex cases. Join Dr. Fong, Dr. Fischer, and Dr. Colon-Rivera as they dissect cases and questions from your peers and expand on strategies they use across different care settings and populations. $100 members / $125 non-members 1.5 CME	Live event: Mid-January - exact date TBD On-demand: Available January 31, 2027 Pre-register.
Self-Assessment Exam	These 25 specially curated self-assessment questions support learners in understanding their strengths and opportunities related to behavioral addictions. Work through case-based questions to assess your skillset and identify areas for improvement. $55 members / $75 non-members 2.0 CME	Available: January 2027. Pre-register.

Note: If an exact date is not yet set for an individual course, registration will hold your place and a team member will be in touch to determine if you should be added to the live or on-demand course.

Registration, Badges, and Certificates

Only interested in some of the courses? Pick and choose which courses you purchase!

Interested in the entire series? Get a 10% discount by enrolling in the entire series AND earn a badge that you can display on social media, email signature, and/or included in online portfolios and resumes to showcase your new skills!

Digital badge: Learners who complete all the activities in the Practical Approaches to Clinical Addiction Care - Behavioral Addictions series can receive a special digital badge. This badge confirms completion of all 6 activities within this series, and that the learner successfully meets the series learning objectives. The badge can be shared on social media, added to email signatures, or included in online portfolios and resumes.

CE certificates: After completing each activity within this series, learners will receive a CE certificate and their completion will be noted on their transcript.

Series Faculty

	Timothy W. Fong, MD Dr. Fong is a Professor of Psychiatry at the Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA and is board certified in adult and addiction psychiatry. He is the co-director of the UCLA Gambling Studies Program, whose purpose is to examine the clinical characteristics of gambling disorder and develop effective, evidence-based prevention and treatment strategies. Dr. Fong is part of the Steering Committee of the UCLA Center for Cannabis and Cannabinoids whose mission is to address the most pressing questions related to the impact of cannabis on brain and behavior. He also directs the UCLA Sports Psychiatry Service that provides comprehensive psychiatric care to athletes, coaches and families. Additionally, Dr. Fong serves as the President of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, the largest medical professional society dedicated to the treatment of substance use disorder and co-occurring psychiatric disorders.
	Kavita Fischer, MD, DFAPA Kavita Fischer, MD, is a board‑certified child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania whose work is grounded in both clinical expertise and personal experience with gambling addiction. She is the immediate past president of the Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society, a representative to the American Psychiatric Association Assembly, and a nationally recognized public health advocate for prevention of gambling harm. Dr. Fischer also serves as a regional medical director with Community Care Behavioral Health Organization and as a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh, delivering care in the emergency department at Western Psychiatric Hospital of UPMC. Dr. Fischer’s story and expertise have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, NPR, and the Emmy Award–winning documentary series Fault Lines, among others. She serves on the board of the nonprofit organization Stop Predatory Gambling and writes a regular column for GamblingHarm.org - a journalistic, consumer protection outlet examining gambling harm through a public health lens.
	Hector Colon-Rivera, MD, MBA, MRO, FAPA Dr. Colon-Rivera is a quintuple board-certified psychiatrist with specialized expertise in behavioral addictions with complex comorbidities, male-specific psychiatric presentations, and sports performance psychiatry. Dr. Colon-Rivera has spent his career specializing in these often underserved areas across a variety of settings, including hospitals, community clinics, and public health systems. Dr. Colon-Rivera's practice focuses on compassionate, stigma-free, trauma-informed care, and how to tailor evidence-based approaches to amplify the care of individual patients.

Summary

Location:

Online Meeting

Date / Time:

Oct 21, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PST

Nov 18, 2026 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM ET

Cost:

Member: $320.00
Non-Member: $425.00

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